Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1943 — Page 7

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"A Poem From Cairo

. “THAT'S MR. So and So,” said a passenger who had come down from San Francisco. “He travels a ] She didn't lower her voice, for it turned out that he couldn't hear very well. He wrote for five or 10 minutes. Then he came over and-handed me the , sheet, with some such remark as: “This is a little poem a doctor in Cairo gave me.” . We were with Mr. F, for three weeks on that trip. Nearly every morning, having already eaten, he Mr. F., when he dies, will have spent his money, _ would come back to the dining room and write a or given it away, and he won't leave very much behind. poem. They were always good. We suspected that He isn* leaving much for posterity either, except the - he had written a lot of them himself, but he always freshness he gives off to those who pass by, and a ‘said he hadn’t. - few sly little poems, and a memory and an example. Mr. PF. is now 76. He has done nothing for the And what more would posterity, so starved for jewels, last 25 years except travel about the world on be wanting? \ i

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

cabin right across the brook from his favorite fishing hole. He likes to run up to the lodge occasionally for. hunting—birds and deer. He has had a cottage at Wawasee the last several years, but he’s reluctant to fish there because there aren't any brook trout. He thoroughly enjoys working on his lawn and in his garden. He took over these duties this. year when his yardman went into a defense plant. He likes to go home in the evening, get on old clothes and trim the hedge, pull weeds, or maybe just sit on the lawn and listen to the birds. It's hard to drag him to a movie, he doesn't care for golf or card games. He enjoys biographies, reads everything he can get on Lincoln, and likes detective stories for relaxation. He's fussy about his food. It has to be just so. If his eggs are cooked too much or not enough, he's unhappy. He's very fond of corn on the cob and tomatoes fresh from his garden. He likes corned beef

_ Were piled upon a pile And with a candle litten You could see the blaze a mile.

But the gold that I have gitten For the poems I have wrote Wouldn't hurt the feeblest kitten If poured molten down its throat.

PROFILE OF THE WEEK—Clyde Emerson Whitehill, president of the Banner-Whitehill Furniture Co., | president of the Merchants’ association, former schoolteacher, a true disciple of Izaak Walton, and a strong advocate of good government. Although a stanch . Republican, he’s interested more ; in the way. things are run than in political parties. He's still proud of the organization job he -did, as ie a 3 head of the citizens’ information 3 i committee, in getting out the vote for Willkie in 1940. ; A shrewd and successful businessman, he influences the fundamental thinking of many com- » munity leaders. He's a keen observer of “straws in the wind” and is able to interpret them ac-

.. His age is a deep, dark secret, but he's probably in his late sixties. About 5 feet 9, he weighs around Cigars, Churchill Fashion 180. White-haired and partially bald, he has blue a eyes with an interesting twinkle in them. He has MR, WHITEHILL was born in Tylersburg, Pa,

played football at ‘Mt. Union college, taught school at Marionville, Pa., becoming principal before he was 25. In 1908 he moved to Muncie, Ind. and within a short time started in the furniture business. He’s been in it ever since. In 1913 he added a store at Toledo, O.,

@ hearty laugh. Characterized by his extreme activity, he's never still, and burns a lot of nervous energy from morning until night. ei : . «No one knows what he's going to do or where he’s

going to be next because he doesn’t pian his activities the next year started a store here, and in 1036 very far in advance—makes up his mind on the spur Opened another at Columbus, Ind. > . of the moment. . He has definite opinions on eyerything, and * Z enjoys having people. agree with He has an

analytical mind, goes right to the heart of a problem. He's inclined to be blunt, and is persistent—stays with a job until it’s done, It's nothing for him to skip lunch to continue working. He's pretty good at telling humorous stories with homely philosophy to get across bis point. He relaxes easily, can lie down and sleep for 15 minutes, awakening fully refreshed. His principal vice is cigars—good ones. He smokes them like Churchill—chain fashion. :

Fishes for Trout

BEFORE THE WAR, when hé was tired or had a = problem to solve, he used to put on his hat, dash out to the airport and fly;up to his fishing lodge in _ northern Wisconsin, there to indulge in his favorite © sport—fly casting for brook trout. He never stays _ long, but has a fine time while he's there. ’ He started fishing up there 30 years ago and liked “it so well that he bought some land and built a

‘Washington

© WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Only mild cheers will “be called for when the house next week adopts the © Fulbright resolution, which favors American par- « ticipation in appropriate international post-war . machinery. The resolution can mean anything so ‘ that ¢

By Raymond Clapper

to anybody. . . The administration hopes to see a united nations organization continue after the war. . If this government is to play its part, it will be

_.anybody in congress can...» vote for it and explain later what he thought it meant. Even 1 mass so it will represent progress. In a x view of the past, to have the house . register a thumping two-thirds majority in favor of heaven on

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Linkage nocuous resolution, it was quite & SOMETHING LIKE that is necessary to prevent bold ‘move. For at that time congress: was in a con- future aggression. That type of approach has been ‘spiracy of silence. The administration encouraged the = discussed around here by responsible persons for

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To Jump Gun as State Confab Opens.

By EARL RICHERT Times Staff ‘Writer - FRENCH LICK, Ind, Sept, 18.—

campaign today by parading before party leaders at the annual outing of the Indiana Republican Editorial association, :

electioneer and be on hand for a meeting of the Republican state committee, a week in advance of the fall Democratic editors’ meetNone was expected to announce for office this early, but the lines forming for those intending or being urged to make races already were becoming clear, covering major posts from U. 8. senator and governor downward. :

Will Hays Mentioned

Speculation arose over the possithat Will H. Hays, motion picture ' commissioner, and world war I Republican state committee chairman, who has retained his Indiatia residence, would be a candidate for senator next year. Henry J. Taylor of New York City, author, foreign correspondent and admirer of the movie czar, was chosen as principal speaker at tonight's annual banquet, G, O. P. state headquarters gave wide circulation to Taylor's recent magazine article, “Boondoggling on a Global Basis.” : William D. Murray of - Bicknell, president of the association, will be in charge of tonight's banquet. Ralph Gates of Ft. Wayne, state chairman, was most prominently mentioned here for the gubernatorial nomination, - but he is not likely to make the race unless he first resigns his party office.

Buttonholing Intense

Much of the political action at the editors’ convention, ostensibly a fusifest, but actually very serious behind the scenes, was of the personality type and buttonholing was intensive, As for the convention itself, the editors started the day with a golf tournament, ending in time for a luncheon for association officials with Leo Kinman of the Shelbyville Republican, first vice president, in charge. Eugene Pulliam, state war finance committee chairman, was the speaker.

. 4 Sinatra Slumps | “In Hepcat Poll * NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (U. P.. —A low-note tempest burst along Broadway today as Perry Como became “crooner of the year" of Swooners, Inc, and the odds in the Sinatra sweepstakes took another jolt. ; The hepcat are over the crooner’s. crown first came into the open when a Broadway columnist asked the question: “Is Sinatra here to stay?” Como seized first place to ease him out, Dick Haymes, now in Hollywood, ran a close second. Swooners, Inc, a band of teenage girls who guarantee their hero a swooning audience at any public appearance, shifted their loyalty to Como. fF

FOR SERVICE MEN

/ | | By Eleanor Roosevelt \mpresson. ior 7. Bave buen asked. twice Whether thought that after the war many would come back

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00D ACCIDENT KILLS AGED MAN

Max Simpson, 75, Bounces Off One Car and Into Another’s-Path.

~After- walking against the side-of one automobile, Max Simpson, 2633 8. McClure st, was run over by a second automobile and injured fatally last night on Morris st. near Tibbs ave. : Mr. Simpson, who was 75, was spun headlong on the pavement after walking against the side of an automobile driven by Dewey Morris, 804 8S. Taft st, deputy sheriffs reported. As he fell, he was run over by a car driven by Archie Rowland, 81 Schiller st., according to the deputy sherifls’ report. - - 3 Drivers Not Held The death increased the 1043 traffic toll in the county, outside the city limits to 14. The city toll No arrest was made. Other. pedestrians in trafic accidents yesterday are Frank Roberts, 68, of 5660 W. Washington st., who is in a critical condition at City hospital today. Mr. Roberts was struck in the 5600 block on W. Washington st. by a car driven by Odie Clark, 1541 Reisner st. He received head and face lacerations. Jeanette Steel, 34, of 1419 Churchman ave, was treated at City hospital for an injured hip and face lacerations after being struck yesterday by a car driven by John Irons, 1041 Woodlawn ave, at Virginia and Woodlawn aves, She was released after treatment.

Ground Eleanor, Texans Demand GREENVILLE, Tex, Sept. 18 (U. P.)~Mrs, Eleanor: Roosevelt, the nation's No. 1 traveller, would be “grounded for the duration” if the Hunt county (Tex. ration board had charge of her rationing file, Board Chairman W. C. Poole sald today. Poole, also a columnist for the Greenville Morning Herald, said yesterday in his column that “thousands of gallons” of gaso-

“If the OPA at Washington will transfer Mrs. Roosevelt's gasoline ration file to Hunt county board we will ground her for the duration,” he said. .. He thus replied to a letter from a reader who complained Mrs. Roosevelt travelled too much,

INDIANA TRUCKER KILLED LA py nL,’ Sept. P) —Ulysses © Ashbrook, Ind., wis when his

killed near truck overturned on the Ashbrook was employed Transportation Co,

apolis, Connersville and Greensburg at the beginning of the century, Hobbyist Davidson's model interurban is complete with conductor and plush, :

and 18th st. closed “dinky” (left) and the Garfield park open “dinky” will many memories to many citizens.. These types were run in Indianapolis during the carly the models even have advertisements and fare registers in them, :

Of City's Old

going to see to it that the soldiers have the copies they write to beg for.

Austin | H. Davidson, commercial

artist who is now doing paint jobs on Uncle Sam's trucks, has sent out a request to -all Indianapolis citigens for pictures and negatives of old-time interurbans and streetcars which he will send to the 50 soldier hobbyists. :

Mr. Davidson began his hobby of

building models when he was teaching children how to make replicas of transportation vehicles at Orchard school more than 10 years agq

“He has made models since of the

old Indianapolis horse-and-mule-drawn streetcars, the “dinky” type open baseball car that.ran to Fair view park, and the little closed car that ran under the Illinois st. tunnel under. the Union station: has ‘an 1870 locomotive of the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indlanapolis railroad, first to enter Indianapolis. The models are complete, from conductor and fare register to

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advertisements of former Indianapolis concerns, “Old-timers like myself will remember these,” Mr. Davidson sald. “I'm going to build models up to the present day,” he sald. “But now I'm so busy in essential work that I don't find the time.” He has his paint shop. in connection with the Allied Truck Equipment, Inc. Mr. Davidson unearthed valuable old prints of vehicles at a local photo company and traveled through southern Indiana to get actual measurements: for his models. “I found a dinky on a farm In Milroy,” he said, “and old river captains and pilots gave me figures on river boat dimensions.” When he had an article published in the Rallroad magazine, he received some 50 letters from soldiers requesting pictures of streetcars and interurbans.. He sent them many prints of the photos he had found, but the cost was prohibitive. “I want to share these pictures with . these soldiers, who need a hobby for their spare time,” he said, “and I'm sure Indianapolis people will want to share, too." ae

PLAN BLACKOUT 'MOBILIZATIONS

Emergency Radio System _ Readied for Surprise County Alert,

the emergency radio systems in preparation for the surprise county blackout early next month have been called by. Harry E. Yockey,

‘Indianapolis office of civilian de-

fense director,

~The... blackout, ariginally.. sched-|

uled for the last week in September, has been postponed because civilian defense workers are busy

{selling war bonds for the third war

loan drive, according to Mr. Yockey. Oct. 3 will include handling air

+raid--damage reports, -never-before

sent because of time taken up with technical adjustments and signal reporting. = Mobile Units Needed

The greatest need for the blackout is more mobile street units, according to OCD officials, Persons holding W.E.R. 8. operaattend meetings

Tour of London Two Indianapolis Soldiers

Thrills

Camp Atterbury K-9 corps, the state, will go into] Two Indianapolis men, Cpl. Wil-land park, and Marlborough house, m. tomorrow at the|yiam J. Miller, 2162 N. Oxford st,|Dome of Queen Mary. They then at Wal- : Lockebille went to the admiralty, Trafalgar and Pfc. Pay] E. 1029} quare where they saw the Nelson which {Church st, were among American | monument, and continued on down be|soldiers who visited historical and| Whitehall, seat of the English govin London while onlernment.

Two practice “mobilizations” of |

The practices on Sept. 26 and}

‘Hoosier Rescues London Woman

WHEN IT COMES to Hoosier heroes, they're not all on the battlefronts, Bgt. Harold R. Dietrich, 235-year-old son of Robert Dietrich, 1215 8. Meridian st, rescued an unidentified woman from the deep y water of the Serpentine In London's Hyde park Tuesday, army headquarters . has announced. Sgt. Dietrich w as swimming there "while on a brief leave from his

gr base in- JR : land, Sgt. H. Dietrich His sister,

Mrs. Marie Boren of the Meridian st. address, received a V-malil letter from the sergeant this morning in which he sald he soon would broadcast over the B. B. C.

The program will be carried by station WLW in Cincinnati, He has been overseas two years, entering the army in September, 19041. He is serving with a headquarters detachment,

William J. Tomlinson, 1108 Central ave, is in a critical condition

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May Be Witness Before Congress; Debate - Will Open- Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (U. P),

~-Congressional hearings on the father draft question have been re«

cessed until Monday when the final word is expected from Cien, George

There is a possibility that Bere nard M. Baruch, special adviser to

Byrnes, who recently completed a West coast manpower survey, also may be called as one of the closing committee witnesses, Benate debate on a bill by Senator

defer drafting pre-Pearl Harbor fathers to Jan. 1, is scheduled to start Tuesday. In the interim, congressmen are studying Baruch's recommendations based on his West coast survey.

Reduce Labor Hoarding

The report was designed to cover only West coast aircraft plants but Baruch sald “some of its recome mendations can be applied elses where.” As a result of the report-—submite

cret—Byrnes instituted on the West coast a program for more efficient channeling of labor to vital induse tries, reduction of labor hoarding and transfer of war contracts from acute labor shortage areas. On the subject of the father draft, Baruch sald the interests of war production demand that: deferments be made on the basis of occupation rather -than family status. 3 The report recommended strine gent labor budgeting in shortage areas under’ a program which - would amount ‘to decentralized nae tional service legislation. Baruch would have the war mane power commission direct the flow of labor to plants on the basis of urgent’ labor and product’ needs, Employers would have to do all their hiring from the WMO pool and workers would be limited in their choice of jobs, : Baruch reported there is labore hoarding and waste throughout the country and attributed it among other things to the cost-plus-fixeds fee type of contract. mended that cost-plus be replaced - as rapidly as possible by a cone tract which would give manuface turers an incentive to reduce costs.

Wins Quick Approval That suggestion won quick ape proval from | tor Arthur H Vandenberg (R. Mich.), who placed the report In the

Record, and from members of the ~~

war-investigating commits tee who protested last November that cost-plus contracts were re sponsible for most of the nation's labor hoarding. 4 A spokesman for a group of ine dustrial manufacturers also thought

and declared that though cost-plus contracts were “a necessity” at the beginning of the war, the governs ment was now discouraging this type of contract. The spokesman issiled a vigorous denial of charges by manpower offi clals that industry is wasting 26 per cent of the nation's manpower, Turnover, untrained workers and strict union rules, he. charged, and not industrial waste and hoarding of labor are responsible for any pro= duction losses due to labor cone ditions,

new type of contract to give more incentive to manufacturers, sald an incentive wage plan might also be helpful if it had the complete ace ceptance of management and labor,

Housing Attention

sential activities; prompt attention to housing, transportation and ade-

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